P. v. Jiminez
Defendant Juan Manuel Jiminez is serving 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from sexually abusing his stepdaughter and niece over several years. Defendant contends the trial court erred when it accepted his guilty plea after he commented during the plea colloquy “It is a lot of years. But there’s nothing I can do about it anyway†without further questioning him to determine whether he was voluntarily waiving his constitutional rights. As discussed below, we find this to be merely an understandable comment about the situation in which defendant had placed himself, and therefore find no error.
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